1 – First, let’s discuss the Elephant in the Room (for North America, at least). This weekend was great, but I just feel like it was missing something.

Oh yeah. One whole hour of precious sleep. I tried to be good and go to bed early on Saturday night – but then I just laid awake for hours thinking about how early 6am would feel when it was really, in my brain5am. Sunday morning wasn’t too bad. Monday was a different story. On a plus note, Indy [The Cat] has not yet adjusted and wanted nothing to do with being fed at 6 (aka, 5)am. I’m certain that won’t last long.

2 – I have been soothing my day-light-savings-blues by enjoying a lot of outdoor runs. Hey Spring, it’s a-okay for you to stick around for good!

3 – Remember last week when I mentioned my Instant Pot had just arrived? Uhm. I am kind of obsessed with it. It arrived Wednesday night, and I cooked everything I ate in it the entire weekend. In fact, Sunday night I used the stove to boil water for tea, and realized that I hadn’t used the stove at all since Wednesday. Which is impressive, since we cook 98% of our food. I have made two batches of yogurt, tons of steamed fruit, a big batch of soup (which only took 21 minutes, and has lasted us 4 days), and risotto [IN FIVE MINUTES].

4 – Speaking of yogurt, having it in my life again has been amazing. Recipe / video / etc coming next week. Have any of you seen me on video? Bahaha. Don’t get your hopes up for anything amazing. – I don’t edit them – ha!

5 – When did breakfast become a 3 course meal? I’m just so hungry!Yogurt with pears & almonds, hashbrowns (yep) and rice cracker and peanut butter sandwiches.

6 – I am taking Thursday and Friday off of work (because Nathan is on Spring Break this week), and I am really excited for a small break. I keep forgetting that I have it off, and then looking at my calendar and getting super excited again. Maybe that’s what Alzheimer’s feels like? [Bad joke. Alzheimer’s sucks. But sometimes you just have to laugh].

8 – [Happier Thoughts] Making risotto in only 5 minutes the other day gave me much more outside time. 65 degrees? Yes please (by the way, the next day, it was 18 degrees)9 – Even Indy [The Cat] got to enjoy outside time (he’s an indoor cat). Don’t judge us for having a harness and leash on him. That’s a third story deck, and he doesn’t seem to understand that he’s three stories up. 🙂

10 – Wednesday night consisted of this:Week. Complete.

11 – When you read this I’ll be enjoying my two days off, so if I’m slow-to-respond, that’s why. I hope everyone has had a fabulous week and has a great weekend!

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I can’t tell if it’s Daylight Savings or jet lag, but my sleep has been totally thrown off since Tuesday… I haven’t been tired at all when bedtime rolls around, and I’ve still been waking up crazy early (uhm… Hello 4 AM). I’m hoping my body adjusts soon, ’cause I have a feeling the sleep dep is going to catch up with me soon…